Sunday, October 17, 2010

Our first event — October 2, 2010

Our inaugural event was a four-course lunch served in a garden on a crisp, sunny fall day. We had a wonderful group of people, and the laughs and the conversation flowed easily. Everyone made some new friends — and had some great food and drinks!

Our Menu

Welcome Cocktail: Bloody Mary, featuring vodka infused with jalapeno and black pepper, as well as a celery salt rim and crisp celery nibsAmuse-Bouche: Chutney bruschetta — a sweet-and-spicy tomato and onion chutney atop a toasted baguette slice First Course: Warm carrot soup with ginger, fennel, and leeks, swirled with cream, topped with fried leeks, and served with a homemade sea salt focaccia cracker Main Course: For the omnivores—wild Alaskan salmon oven-grilled on a cedar plank with a maple-soy glaze and topped with fresh pepper and toasted sesame seed, plus roasted fall vegetables For the vegetarians — baked tofu with a maple-soy glaze, plus mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, pearl onions, and baby eggplant, all roasted on a cedar plank Both were served with a harvest orzo salad with organic baby spinach greens and Granny Smith apples, dressed in a ginger vinaigrette and topped with crispy fried gingerLunch Cocktail: Mint lemonade with berry-infused vodka Dessert: Trio of ice cream lollipops — chocolate chipotle with crushed peanuts, chai with cinnamon and sugar, mango with toasted coconut — served with a warm homemade ginger cookieDigestif: Ginger-infused vodka served with lemon and agave

PicsThe Bloody Mary was the perfect way to start lunch in the garden.

Our guests had a choice of entrées: wild Alaskan salmon or baked tofu and veggies, roasted on a cedar plank with a maple-soy glaze and served with an orzo salad.

The berry-mint vodka lemonade went so fast we barely got a picture!

Mmmm...dessert. We offered our guests the flavor options for the ice cream...and every single guest chose to have ALL THREE!

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About Us

The Foodist Colony is a salon-style supper club in New York City. We seek to create a fun, friendly atmosphere where old friends and new ones can eat, drink, and be merry! Our menus vary, but the food is always innovative, interesting, and, above all, delicious. We provide plenty of food for thought (literal and otherwise), encouraging lively repartee among our guests. Moreover, there may be a special guest, or a performance, or a theme night — or it may just be a fabulous, memorable meal!